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'''''Adansonia gregorii''''', commonly known as '''boab''', is a [[tree]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Malvaceae]]. As with other [[baobab]]s, it is easily recognised by the swollen base of its trunk, which gives the tree a bottle-like appearance. Endemic to [[Australia]], boab occurs in the [[Kimberley region of Western Australia|Kimberley]] region of [[Western Australia]], and east into the [[Northern Territory]].
Boab is a medium sized tree ranging in height from 5 to 15 meters, usually between 9 and 12 metres, with a broad bottle-shaped trunk.<ref name=FloraBase>{{FloraBase | name = Adansonia gregorii | id = 4995}}</ref> Its trunk base may be extremely large; trunks with a diameter of over five metres have been recorded. Boab is [[deciduous]], losing its leaves during the dry winter period and producing new leaves and large white flowers between December and May.<ref name="FloraBase" />
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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